First and sixth periods looked at student work from several years ago to determine how well those students applied persuasive techniques. We worked as a class and then in pairs.

First Period at Work

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Second and sixth periods covered participles and participial phrases.

Seventh period began looking at how to organize a compare/contrast essay.

Seventh Period's Notes

Homework

• First, sixth, and seventh periods: study for stems quiz.
• Second and fourth periods:
• combine the following sentences by converting one into a participial phrase:
• Relay team member Krista Davidson reaches for the baton. She has much experience in running relay races.
• In the pole vault, Dennis Nishimoto clears the crossbar. Every muscle in his body strains as he goes over the bar.
• Julius McKay shows great promise in the broad jump. Most people favor him to win this year’s event.
• find two sentences in your four writing assignments from the short story unit and combine them in a similar manner.